Browsing SOC Faculty Publications by Subject "Child"

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Grandparents in law: investigating the institutionalization of extended family roles

Hill, Twyla J. (Baywood Publishing, 2002)

Previous research on grandparents has focused on the individual and familial level and has characterized grandparent roles as ambiguous and contingent. Emphasizing instead structural phenomena, this theoretical paper argues ...
Impact of family abuse on running away, deviance, and street victimization among homeless rural and urban youth

Thrane, Lisa E.; Hoyt, Danny R.; Whitbeck, Les B.; Yoder, Kevin A. (Pergamon, 2006-10)

Various demographic and familial risk factors have been linked to runaway behavior. To date, there has not been a systematic investigation of the impact of size of community on runaway behavior. This study will compare ...
Impact of running away on girls' sexual onset

Thrane, Lisa E.; Chen, Xiaojin (Elsevier, 2010-01)

The purpose of this study is to longitudinally examine the impact of running away on sexual onset, and to determine the 12-month prevalence of sexual onset among runaway females.